Holding the police accountable
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Police violence – November 22, 2024 demonstration against NATO and the genocide in Palestine, in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal. During dangerous and brutal dispersal, @spvmpolice officers injured several protesters, at least 4 of whom had to be evacuated by ambulance. Among the injured, one protester was hit in the head and suffered..Read More
Continue ReadingThe arrest of an individual for merely waving a kuffiyah is an alarming abuse of power and a blatant attack on fundamental freedoms. Labeling this peaceful gesture as “une agression armée” is not only absurd but deeply offensive, revealing an appalling disregard for the right to free expression. This heavy-handed,..Read More
Continue ReadingIn a shocking display of police violence, riot officers brutally assaulted peaceful protesters, using pepper spray and gas canisters with reckless abandon. The aggression escalated when police targeted demonstrators, forcefully shoving them to the ground without cause. Outside the Ritz-Carlton, the violence continued as officers aggressively confronted and injured both..Read More
Continue ReadingOn Monday August 11, Montreal Pride organizers sent SPVM riot police to attack queer and trans protesters who disrupted the Pride parade in solidarity with Palestine. It won’t soon be forgotten. “I was participating in the Pride Disruption protest. The cops pulled the banner from us and we tried to..Read More
Continue ReadingPolice violence at the July 5 Night Demo “Fuck the dismantling! Globalize the Intifada!” Riot police beat and intensely pepper-sprayed demonstrators who were helping a woman in her sixties injured by police to move. The demonstrators shouted at the police that there’s an injured woman; they were enraged and didn’t..Read More
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